Insanity

Question 1

In Va

Answer 1

D must have a mental disease

Question 2

VA recognizes how many tests for insanity?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

M’naghten test

Answer 3

1) mental disease
2) unable to know nature and quality of his actions and
3) not know what he was doing was wrong

Question 4

Volitional test

Answer 4

totally deprived of the mental power to control or restrain his act because of mental disease

Question 5

to use, d must give

Answer 5

60 day notice before trial

Question 6

D must raise as

Answer 6

an affirmative defense

Question 7

also needs

Answer 7

expert testimony to prove mental disease and prove disease to satisfaction of jury

Question 8

if not guilty by reason of insanity,

Answer 8

d is placed in custody of commissioner of mental health

Question 9

is insanity available for juveniles?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

evidence of d’s mental condition at time of offense

Answer 10

shall be admitted if it tends to show d did not have the intent for required offense

Question 11

to bring up d’s mental condition, d must

Answer 11

provide notice at least 60 days before CC or 21 days before GDC an JDR

requires disclosure of expert reports

Question 12

voluntary intoxication

Answer 12

not a defense

Question 13

involuntary intoxication

Answer 13

is a defense

Question 14

voluntary intoxication can negate

Answer 14

premediation of 1st degree murder

Question 15

under 18

Answer 15

treated as juveniles

Question 16

where are those cases heard?

Answer 16

jdr court

Question 17

ages 14 and older may be

Answer 17

transferred